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   The Chiefs may be the best team in football, but you wouldn't know it by the way they've approached the preseason.  The starters are center stage again Friday night as KC hosts Minnesota.    The Royals bullpen wastes a Whit Merrifield grand slam but lost in the shuffle is Salvy homer number 34.  This is getting really exciting as he closes in on baseball history.  We update his chances.    The...

   The college football season starts with a small slate of games this weekend headlined by Nebraska/Illinois.  It's a perfect time to discuss all things college football with Stan Weber.    On our 2021 CFB preview we offer the latest on realignment, conference alliances and the future of the game.  Plus, we take a deep dive into MU, KU and KSU in a rare year all the fans of these teams like their...

   Most times, polling on a sitting politician is boring and only moves a little and doesn't mean anything.    Joe Biden wishes that was happening to him, but it's not.  Shocking poll numbers reflect Americans do pay attention and they aren't stupid.  At least, after they vote.    A group of GOP reps has sent a letter to Dr. Fauci and he has until Monday to respond why he funded the abuse and kill...

    For any seasoned reporter, you know when you've touched a nerve.  Jen Psaki's reaction to the word "stranded" was so heavy handed and over the top, here's what we know.  Americans are stranded and the Biden admin doesn't know what to do about it.    This mess in Afghanistan is going to take quite some time and it's obvious the Dems aren't going to be able to pass their $3.5 trillion wish list....

   If we are going to get excited about certain players looking good in the preseason, it seems fair to mention what looks wrong.  And right now, Patrick Mahomes looks rusty.  Hey, some teams aren't even playing their starting qb until the regular season, but if Mahomes is going to play, I'd like it to look like it matters.    Bucs quarterback Tom Brady has done an in depth interview talking about...

   It's the parent speech of the year and it happened in Colorado Springs.  A dad, in front of the school board, ends all debate over whether Critical Race Theory should be taught in schools.  You have to hear this.    The Wall Street Journal reports a confidential memo was sent to the Biden administration in July from our embassy,  warning that Kabul would fall before August 31.  So why did the S...

   Patrick Mahomes and the starters are expected to play a full half Friday night in Arizona.  We break down what we're looking for in this game and discuss how close the Chiefs are to signing safety Tyrann Mathieu to a new contract.    The Royals get a dramatic walkoff win by throw out at home plate and make it three  in a row against the Astros.  Are the Royals a bad team or an underachieving av...

   An NCAA spokesperson says the investigation into KU basketball and football is "finished or very close" after dragging out for years.  The NCAA has now changed the rules for the outside investigating groups to speed up the process going forward.  The reason, the outside group has authority to find additional violations and that takes time.  And apparently that's what they've been trying to do t...

   The Taliban have circled the airport in Kabul and the only thing that matters is finding a way to get Americans stuck in Afghanistan through that circle and onto planes to fly them home.  Period.  Hopefully this can be done peacefully, but if not, a military option has to be on the table.  We cannot leave Americans behind.    We also break down what went wrong and have some audio clips and stat...

   The world watches in shock as thousands breach security at the Kabul airport desperately trying to get out of Afghanistan now that the Taliban are in charge.  Clinging to planes as they take off, people fall to their death in one of the worst moments for America in years.  The Afghan president has already fled and the American president is on vacation.      A teacher in Overland Park won't teac...

   It was baseball's best night in years at the cross section of sports, family, the heartland and drama.  In short, we love Americana and baseball delivered in a giant way with the Field of Dreams game.    The name Arrowhead is getting hard to find as the team has sold name rights to the field in big bold letters on the stadium.  Bring your glasses or squint because you can barely see the word "A...

    It's rare we get a truly special sporting event, but we have one this week and it should be epic.  And I'm an emotional guy when it comes to this as I open up with something deeply personal that you likely feel, too.    Most news around the Chiefs is boring and mundane.  But Patrick Mahomes has opened up in an interview with the Ringer and basically blasts his own play last year.  Mahomes says...

   The Chiefs begin the pre-season against the 49ers Saturday and my wish list is short.  One thing on each side of the ball is where the team needs to improve to dominate the league this year.  And they're dealing with an injury on the offensive line, what's new?    Salvador Perez celebrated his 10 year anniversary of his MLB debut Tuesday night with two more home runs and a single.  That's 29 fo...

    "I will be a firewall from liberals taking over the suburbs."     Yep, that's what Mike Czinege told Overland Park voters walking door to door as he professed his support for the conservative Republican agenda.  In a four man primary race, where you are not "supposed" to declare your party, Mike did so proudly.  A 44 year career business executive with AMC Theaters and Applebee's, Mike is now...

   In a sport where so many games don't seem to matter much during a season the Royals are dealing with disappointment, the Boys in Blue played a game for the ages against the Yankees.  At least three Major League records were set it this instant classic.    The sports media covering the Colorado Rockies were downright giddy when they thought they heard a racist fan use the N word at a game Sunday...

   We've learned a lot about our government, it's agencies and politicians during this pandemic.  Perhaps we've learned more about Dr. Tony Fauci and his NIAID than anything else, and we don't like what we see.  Now it's learned through a FOIA request that Fauci approved the sickest, most inhumane treatment of 28 healthy beagles that you could ever imagine.  Fauci must go.    The media are having...

   We've learned a lot about or government, its agencies and politicians during this pandemic.  Perhaps we've learned more about Dr. Tony Fauci and his NIAID than anything else, and we don't like what we see.  Now it's learned through a FOIA request that Fauci approved the sickest, most inhumane treatment of 28 healthy Beagles that you can ever imagine.  Fauci must go.    The media are having a ba...

    The Pro Football Hall of Fame is better than the baseball hall.  There, I said it.  Everyone in sports media will disagree with that and baseball purists would cut me entirely out of their life for saying it.  But I will back it up and prove it.    Then we ask, which current Chiefs will make the Hall?  I have four locks, three that probably will and a couple that could.  Isn't that more fun th...

   Kansas Senator Roger Marshall wants the DOJ to investigate ESPN for possibly breaking the law while trying to break up the Big 12 Conference.  This is nice that Marshall is trying, but we get the feeling this is going nowhere with the Biden DOJ.    The president is having a bad week as Ron DeSantis has just obliterated Biden's Covid policy as hundreds of thousands of illegals are allowed to wal...

   When Tyreek Hill took his pads off and received treatment on a sore knee, it was no reason to panic.  It looks like it's going to be ok.  But it is a very, very early reminder to all of us how difficult it is to reach three consecutive Super Bowls.  This season is no given.    In a very strange business deal with the state of Kansas, Cerner is leaving it's campus by the speedway.  And it could...

   President Biden has called for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation reveals Cuomo is creepy, really creepy around women in the workplace.  But should hair sniffing, girl touching Joe really be our compass as to who is too creepy to keep their job?  The cannibals are out... and Cuomo is running for his political life.    As a guest on the Chris Stigall Show on KCMO 710...

   While it may just be a bunch of sore losers venting, it sure was fun to watch UT President Jay Hartzell just get skewered at a public hearing in Texas.  AD's , the commish and politicians took turns mocking the university and it's wildly underperforming football program.  There was also some real news we address.    Royals GM Dayton Moore says he's considering his best player, Adelberto Mondesi...

   After I sent a harmless tweet Sunday night questioning Mayor Quentin Lucas' mask policy, it clearly touched a nerve.  Q tweeted back using Jesus' name and called me a racist.  I guess this is how high brow Ivy League educated leaders are in 2021. I've got the whole story for you including other Dems joining in making fun of me for starting my own business.  These people need help.    Former Chi...

   It's a perfect day to start with something completely positive.  A listener has pulled his kids out of public schools and sent the to Christian schools and you won't believe how incredibly great their Covid rules are.  We have hope!    It seems we know the reason Mayor Q has waited a week to implement his mandate... and you will laugh when you hear it.  This is the funniest thing you will hear...

   Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby just continues to hammer away on behalf of the remaining 8 schools in the Big 12.  After his cease and desist letter to ESPN, Bowlsby now says the AAC is trying to lure all 8.  This should embolden the schools as they ramp up the rhetoric that their 99 year agreement with OU and Texas is a legal juggernaut.    Patrick Mahomes didn't take long at Chiefs camp to fi...